They can have my 1971 Porsche 911 when they pry it from my cold dead hands.
45MPH corner ahead, my hairy ass! Hell, I could make that corner at 65MPH even if it was covered with ice _and_ a dozen 4 year olds chasing balls into the street.
At this point in time, it seems that the people of the US just have NOT found the need to come up with the idea of a licensed SE. I predict it will happen, and within the next 25-30 years. There have been movements withing the programming trade to do this. it's coming - but when?
Dr. Bagert, one of my college professors at Texas Tech University, was the first Software Engineer licensed by the state of Texas about 8 years ago. So, there is such a thing as a licensed Software Engineer in the US. My job titles since graduation have danced around the word "Engineer." I've been a "Programmer," a "Developer," and a "Member of Technical Staff", but claiming to be an engineer when you aren't can carry liabilities of its own.
That said, maybe if I were a licensed Software Engineer myself I'd be employed now instead of posting to/.
It does not address the scientific issues. Lomborg's book caused outrage among many environmentalists and scientists, while right-wing organizations such as the Cato Institute have defended Lomborg.
The Cato Institute is hardly a right wing organization. It says right there at the top of their web site "Individual Liberty, Limited Government, Free Markets, and Peace." Doesn't sound too much like the currentright-wingadministration at all.
As you can tell, the Cato Institute is clearly in GWB's hip pocket. In my opinion there are few organizations out there that consistently shoot straighter and truer than Cato.
I was laid off October 1st last year. My wife and I had our first kid on July 3rd of this year. In retrospect, perhaps I should have spent that October 1st evening polishing up ye olde resume...
Peter
BTW, the job title of househusband isn't nearly as bad as I expected.
Ron Paul (aka Dr. No) is possibly the most liberty minded congress critter in office today and quite likely does more every day to defend our freedoms than any other congress critter does in a lifetime. He is frequently the lone dissenting voice of liberty and you would be wise to look a bit deeper at any legislation that his is opposing.
Unfortunately, I'm about 30 miles outside of Ron Paul's district so I can't vote for him, but I would strongly encourage you to reconsider your position about Rep. Paul.
New laws are taking effect this year that bar anyone who is not a legal voter from contributing to a compaign. Legal voters are limited to $2000
How deliciously naive.
Campaign finance reform is designed from the ground up to protect incumbents.
Incumbents don't need money to win elections.They can get all of the free coverage that they want. Challengers and minor parties, however, require large sums before they can get any coverage.
See Real Campaign Reform for more information, including the 1st amendment violations of the FEC.
Any change/attempt to direct the path of a tornado by appropriate landscaping?
-Max
Yes. Lawn gnomes are good for blocking very small tornadoes.
Peter
In house tornado shelter for $2500
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Texas Tech University, in Lubbock, has extensive experience with wind. The Wind Engineering department has developed and tested an in home tornado shelter that can be built into a new home for just a couple thousand bucks.
After living in Lubbock, Texas for six years and dealing with the effects of huge volumes of blowing dust in my computers, I finally discovered a solution to all of my dust problems.
I know I'm going to come off as a gun crazy shill in this post, but here it goes anyhow...
At the most basic level a gun is a tool much like a knife is a tool or a shovel is a tool or a car is a tool. There are some applications where an owner might like to restrict the use of his tools, such as my car. I generally keep it locked and it requires a key to use it. However, I can give a key to someone else so they can use my car. This "Smart Gun" has much less utility because it cannot be loaned to someone else.
Then there's the whole nonsense about the integrated 10 rounds of ammo in the barrel bit. What sort of crack addled brain thought that was a good idea? Each magazine for, say, a Glock weighs a couple of ounces and is easily reloaded in the field with inexpensive ammuntion. If you want to reload your smartgun you get to remove the barrel, carry it down to your Authorized Smart Gun Dealer and pay him to reload it for you. Makes for an expensive day down at the shooting range. This factor alone will make this gun inappropriate for law enforcement use.
I see a very limited market for these guns until they're mandated by law. After that, there will still be criminal acts with guns because traditional guns are common tools and are easy to make. A smooth bore zip-gun that doesn't blow up in your hand could be made in minutes with simple machine tools.
This is a very high tech solution to a problem that won't be solved by very high tech solutions.
I still have the Binders of Doom on my bookshelf, filled with detailed notes and attack trees for how someone could embezzle hundreds of millions of dollars from my former employer. It tells you a lot about them that they left that sort of information in the hands of a disgruntled former employee, eh?
I'll take those binders off of your hands for $50.:)
Hook up ELIZA with her own voice and let the telemarketer spin their wheels for half an hour or so:
Yeah, that's great, until a buffer overflow in Eliza comes across your credit card number and bank balance in the Quicken file that's also resident in memory at the time.
Eliza: What can I buy for [disk whirring] $16,492.16 with my [disk whirring] Discover Card?
Telemarketer: I'm sorry, we don't take Discover...
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Unions brought us child labor laws, eight hour days, overtime pay, the weekend, paid vacations, etc.
What have you done for me, lately?
Peter
The local segway owners will be soo jelous.
Yeah, all zero of them.
Peter
They can have my 1971 Porsche 911 when they pry it from my cold dead hands.
45MPH corner ahead, my hairy ass! Hell, I could make that corner at 65MPH even if it was covered with ice _and_ a dozen 4 year olds chasing balls into the street.
Peter
Where's a +1 Blasphemous modifier when you need one. :)
Peter
Peter
Voting is the only way we can directly impose our will upon the establishment.
Then what did I buy my MAC-90 for?
Peter
At this point in time, it seems that the people of the US just have NOT found the need to come up with the idea of a licensed SE. I predict it will happen, and within the next 25-30 years. There have been movements withing the programming trade to do this. it's coming - but when?
/.
Dr. Bagert, one of my college professors at Texas Tech University, was the first Software Engineer licensed by the state of Texas about 8 years ago. So, there is such a thing as a licensed Software Engineer in the US. My job titles since graduation have danced around the word "Engineer." I've been a "Programmer," a "Developer," and a "Member of Technical Staff", but claiming to be an engineer when you aren't can carry liabilities of its own.
That said, maybe if I were a licensed Software Engineer myself I'd be employed now instead of posting to
Peter
Maybe you should buy better hubs. Perhaps this one from Adaptec with a 5 Amp power supply would do the trick. And, look, it even has a cute widdle picture frame built into it. *boggle*
Peter
The Cato Institute is hardly a right wing organization. It says right there at the top of their web site "Individual Liberty, Limited Government, Free Markets, and Peace." Doesn't sound too much like the current right-wing administration at all.
Let's take a quick look at a few of Cato's recent "right-wing" ravings.
December 23, 2003: The Bush Betrayal, by David Boaz
December 18, 2003: U.S. Options in Iraq: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, by Charles V. Pena
December 4, 2003: Medicare Expansion and the Mirage of Fiscal Responsibility, by Doug Bandow
November 20, 2003: $80 Billion Pork-Barrel Power Bill, by Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren
As you can tell, the Cato Institute is clearly in GWB's hip pocket. In my opinion there are few organizations out there that consistently shoot straighter and truer than Cato.
Peter
I was laid off October 1st last year. My wife and I had our first kid on July 3rd of this year. In retrospect, perhaps I should have spent that October 1st evening polishing up ye olde resume...
Peter
BTW, the job title of househusband isn't nearly as bad as I expected.
He is one of the few to have voted against the notorious PATRIOT ACT and he is quite outspoken about many government abuses that slashdot readers frequently complain about.
Unfortunately, I'm about 30 miles outside of Ron Paul's district so I can't vote for him, but I would strongly encourage you to reconsider your position about Rep. Paul.
Peter
Is that the one with the Dentrassis on the cover?
Peter
How deliciously naive.
Campaign finance reform is designed from the ground up to protect incumbents.
Incumbents don't need money to win elections.They can get all of the free coverage that they want. Challengers and minor parties, however, require large sums before they can get any coverage.
See Real Campaign Reform for more information, including the 1st amendment violations of the FEC.
Peter
If you substitute liquid oxygen for the liquid nitrogen you could be having baked alaska in 30 seconds.
Peter
Imagine a beowulf clusteAAArrrrrgggghhhhh Get Them Off Of Me!!!
-Max
Yes. Lawn gnomes are good for blocking very small tornadoes.
Peter
My next house will certainly have one of these.
Peter
After living in Lubbock, Texas for six years and dealing with the effects of huge volumes of blowing dust in my computers, I finally discovered a solution to all of my dust problems.
I moved to Austin.
Peter
Maybe he put his 2 TBytes of mp3's in his backpack sized iPod. I'll bet the jog dial on that sucker is tough to reach when you're wearing it.
Peter
Which brings us to the following formulas:
97,800,000,000 / 281,421,906 = $347520 per citizen
I think the parent was moderated as interesting for his interesting use of division.
Peter
We should all be able to get in a First Post on this topic before the day is over.
Peter
I think moving out into the real world is a far pbetter idea. Let's look at the evidence:
* Most of the other people don't have guns.
You're not from Texas, are you?
Peter
I know I'm going to come off as a gun crazy shill in this post, but here it goes anyhow...
At the most basic level a gun is a tool much like a knife is a tool or a shovel is a tool or a car is a tool. There are some applications where an owner might like to restrict the use of his tools, such as my car. I generally keep it locked and it requires a key to use it. However, I can give a key to someone else so they can use my car. This "Smart Gun" has much less utility because it cannot be loaned to someone else.
Then there's the whole nonsense about the integrated 10 rounds of ammo in the barrel bit. What sort of crack addled brain thought that was a good idea? Each magazine for, say, a Glock weighs a couple of ounces and is easily reloaded in the field with inexpensive ammuntion. If you want to reload your smartgun you get to remove the barrel, carry it down to your Authorized Smart Gun Dealer and pay him to reload it for you. Makes for an expensive day down at the shooting range. This factor alone will make this gun inappropriate for law enforcement use.
I see a very limited market for these guns until they're mandated by law. After that, there will still be criminal acts with guns because traditional guns are common tools and are easy to make. A smooth bore zip-gun that doesn't blow up in your hand could be made in minutes with simple machine tools.
This is a very high tech solution to a problem that won't be solved by very high tech solutions.
Peter
I still have the Binders of Doom on my bookshelf, filled with detailed notes and attack trees for how someone could embezzle hundreds of millions of dollars from my former employer. It tells you a lot about them that they left that sort of information in the hands of a disgruntled former employee, eh?
:)
I'll take those binders off of your hands for $50.
Peter
Hook up ELIZA with her own voice and let the telemarketer spin their wheels for half an hour or so:
Yeah, that's great, until a buffer overflow in Eliza comes across your credit card number and bank balance in the Quicken file that's also resident in memory at the time.
Eliza: What can I buy for [disk whirring] $16,492.16 with my [disk whirring] Discover Card?
Telemarketer: I'm sorry, we don't take Discover...
Eliza: I'm sorry too.
Peter